WHITESVILLE, Kentucky — The former principal of a Roman Catholic elementary school in western Kentucky was arrested Wednesday and charged with rape and sodomy involving a 15-year-old boy and also faces charges of giving alcohol to several other teens.

Allison M. Brant, 31, (pictured left) resigned from her job as principal of St. Mary of the Woods in Whitesville, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office said.

Kentucky State Police said the rape and sodomy charges stem from Brant’s alleged involvement with the 15-year-old last December and January.

The Rev. Michael Clark, administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, told the Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro that the events are “disheartening.”

“She has a pretty good track record, so it’s surprising,” he said.

The diocese was first informed of the allegations and notified authorities the same day, Clark said.

“We are doing everything in our power to uphold the rights of all involved, to assist the victims bringing the allegations forward and to cooperate with the investigation,” he told the newspaper.

Brant faces one count of third-degree rape, three counts of third-degree sodomy and four counts of third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor. The unlawful transaction charges allege she supplied alcohol to four teens at her home on Sept. 4. The sheriff’s department says the four teens are 16 to 18 years old.

Brant was being held at the Daviess County jail in lieu of $37,000 bond.